Cooling arrangement for packing boxes



Aug. 23, 1932. G. E. BIGELow ET A1., 1,873,267 COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR PACKING BOXES Filed Apr-11 24, 1928 4Z 65T z Z/ 365022 67 H TTUE/vfx Patented Aug. 23, 1932 milan STATES.g

PATENT olii-1iCE?` GEORGEE. BIGELOW AND ARTHUR R. WEIS, OFISHUNTINGTON PARK; CALIFORNIA, .AS-

SIGNORS F ONE-HALF TO PACIFIC PUMPWORKS, OF FORN'IA, .A CORPORATION OF (Dl-lllrIIEORN'IA.V

Application iled` April 24.

Our invention relates to cooling devices, and more particularly to a device for 'cooling a-packing. Y v

In the oil refining industry, it is desirable ,-.to be able to pump heated oil from one appa.-

ratus in the refinery to another. This oil is often under extremely high temperatures and pressures, the temperature reaching as high as 1000o F. Pumps capable of han-V lgfdlingoil at this high temperature and pressure are-at .present in use, but a great deal of trouble and inconvenience is caused when using the conventional stuifingboxes around the shafts extending from these pumps.

liThepacking used deteriorates very quickly due toy the intense heat thereon. Further-` more, this-highly heated packing tends to score the rotating surface due to the Vhigh degree of compression necessarily maintainedl 20.1;on the packingl in order to prevent leakage therethrough. y

It is an object of our invention to provide a novel fluid-cooled packing structure. y

Another object of our invention is to proy '25il vide a cooling member surrounding a packing, this vcoolingl member having longitudinal passages therein; n

Another object of our invention is to provide such a coolingmember in which the -aox cooling fluid passes through certain of theferring to this drawing:

longitudinal passages and returnsthrough other ofvthese passages, this cooling` fluid passing at least partially around the rotatable member during its passage through the fluid member.

Further `objects and advantages of our, invention will be made evident hereinafter.

We illustrate a `preferred form of-our in-` vention in the accompanying drawing. Re-

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a. packing'bo-dy incorporating our invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on they line 3--3 of'Fig. 1. i

Referring to Fig. 1, we illustrate a packing body 10 which may conveniently be formed integrally witlia casing 11 enclosing a pump or other mechanism which may either de- 1928. seri-arno, 272,558.

velop high temperatures, or `besubjected to, high temperatures dueto a passage therethrough of agheated liquid, such as oil; VA rotatingportion of this pump or other mechanism isconnected to a shaft 12which extends outward throughsthe casingll longitudinally through a packing chamber 14 formed inthe body 10.' This shaft may havea sleeve 15 thereon in a well-known manner, the shaft 12 and `the sleeve 15 thus forminga rotable element which passes through an opening 16V ina flange 17 vseparating the interiorof the i casing 11 from the packing chamber 14.A

Disposed in the packing;v chamber 14 is a longitudinal .member 18 which has end portions 191which slidably engage the cylindrical: wall ofthe packing'chamber 14. The longitudinal member 18`is so formed that anannularair chamberg20is defined between the end portions 19,'and between an outer cylin-` drical` surface 21 ofthe member 18 and the y cylindrical wall ofthe packing chamber 14'. An. opening 22 is formed through the body 10 communicating with this 'annular air chamb`er20. Y

.The longitudinal member -18 hasfradial engage a radial wall 26 of the flange 17 so as to make a fluid-tight jointl therebetween. The end25 has an annular passage 27 formed therearound concentric `with the axis of the longitudinal member .18. Thisannular passage cooperates with the radial wall 26 to form an annular chamber 3,0.

Extending through the longitudinal member 18'is a plurality of holes 31, these holes each-of the secondary group of holes 38. The' ends :24and 25, theend 25 being adapted to cooperating to forma cooling member 41. This cooling member is cooled by'a fluid supplied to the intake chamber by a pipe 42,

thisfluid passing from this Ychamber through all of the holes 31 of the primary group 32, as indicated by arrows 43 of Fig. l.

The fluid reaches the annular chamber 30 and is' conducted therethrough around the shaft 12 until it reaches the holes 31 of the secondary group, 33l being conducted therethrough in a direction indicated by arrows 44` and reaching Vthe discharge chamber 37. A pipe 45 isadapted to conduct the now heated -fluid from the discharge chamber.l

The head member 36 may convenientlyhold thelongitudinal member 18 in place by engaging the end 24. means of a sleeve 48 formed on the head member 36 and slidably disposed in the packing chamber 14. shoulder 49 of the head member 3.6 is also adapted to be slidable in a countersunk borey 50 of thebody 10, the shoulder 49 and the end ofthis countersunk bore being normally separated, asindicated in Fig. 1.V

Studs 51Y are screwed into the body 10 and extend through the head member 36, these studs vhaving nuts. 52 thereon which beariagainst thefhead member and force it intofiirm engagement withthe longitudinal member 18, thus insuring a tight fit between the end 25 Vof this longitudinal member andthe radial wall 26. An inner surface 55 of the longitudinal member 18andV an .inner surface 56 of the head member 36 areV concentric with.

the axisof the shaft 12 and cooperate to form a continuous packing-retaining surfac-e 57. An annular-packing member 58 isadapted to4 fit between the sleevev 15 and the surface 55. This packing member 58 is formedof a number of rings 60, these rings being separated near the outer end of the packing member 58 by an annular lantern-61. y Y j i Thislantern has h 1b portions 62 connected by arms 63 so that any Aleakage through the rings to the rod of this lantern will collect ina space 64, this space being by-passed to the exterior of the body by means of a pipe 65 communicating therewith. This pipe 1sV threadedly received in the body y10, and passes upward through the opening 22, leaving an This we accomplish byl extending therethrough, these studs being threaded into the end of the body 10. Nuts Y 72 are threaded to the end of thestuds. When itis desired to adjust theppacking, the nuts proof joint between the rotatable andV station- Y Y ary members;

' The casing 11 is ordinarily at a -v'ery high temperature, and due to the fact that the `metal forming this casing is a good conductor of heat the body 1Q is similarly subjected to high temperatures."

In-the ordinary type of packing, this heat wouldrbe conducted directly to the packing member which in turn would tend to score the outer surface of the rotating elem-ent. Heat perature and conducts heat to the packing'v member, 'thus increasing thehazardof scoring the sleeve and permitting leakage through this packing member. The cooling member 41 absorbs heatv from the body v10, the shaft and sleeve 12, and the packing member 58. Being in direct contact with theV packing Y member 58 throughout its length, this cooling member draws a maj or portion of the heat, from the packing member, thus insuring thaty no scoring of the sleeve 15 will result. f

The importance of our invention may well be realized when it is known that before it is possible to replace a scored sleeve, or insert new packing therearound, kan oilv pump operating under high temperatures must be allowed tov cool for sometimes twenty-four hours beforeV the temperature is decreased sufficiently to permit these parts to be replaced. Inasmuch asrsuch` replacements are often needed when utilizing the conventionall types of packers, it will be kseen that our invention accomplishes a dual economy,-first, it permits longer life of packer and'sleeve, and second, it permits a cooler body 10 so that when replacementsare made, the time element involved during the cooling of the body will be materially lessened.

It should be understood' that our cooling arrangement is not limited to the specific structure shown nor to a packer as described. Thepacking rings 60 might thus be replaced by a bearing lsleeve without departing from the spirit of our invention.

We claim as our invention:

1, In combination with a body having a packing chamber therein, and.y a movable 'member extending therethrough: a cylindrical member'adapted to be positionedin said packing chamber, said cylindrical member having an annular passage in one end thereof cooperating with a wall of saidpacking chamber to form an annular chamber, said cylindrical member also having primary and secondary groups of holes communicating with said annular chamber and terminating at a front end of said cylindrical member opposite said annular chamber; a head member engaging said front end and providing an intake chamber communicating with the holes of said primary group and a discharge chamber communicating with the holes of said secondary group; a packing means between said rotatable member and said cylindrical member; and means forl compressing said packing means.

2. A combination as defined in claim l in which said packing extends into said head member and in which said last-named means extends through said head member to engage said packing means.

3. In combination: a body having a packing chamber therein; a movable element extending through said packing chamber; a cooling member in said packing chamber and cooperating with the walls thereof in delining an annular air space, said body providing an opening communicating between the exterior thereof and said air space; a lantern structure between said movable element and said cooling member; packing means adjacent said lantern structure; and a pipe secured to said cooling member and communieating With said lantern structure, said pipe being smaller in diameter than said opening of said body and extending therethrough.

4. In combination: a. body having a packing chamber therein; a movable elementextending through said packing chamber; a packing in said packing chamber and contacting said movable element; a longitudinal member surrounding said packing and cooperating with the walls of said packing chamber in delining an annular passage vented to the outside of said body.

5. In combination with a body having a packing chamber therein, and a movable member extending therethrough: a cylindrical member adapted to be positioned in said packing chamber, said member having an annular passage in one end thereof cooperating with a Wall of said packing chamber to form an annular chamber, said member also having passages communicating with said annular chamber and extending toward the opposite end of said member; means for supplying a cooling medium to some of said passages; and means for conveying said cooling medium from the other of said passages.

6. In combination: a body having a packing chamber therein; a movable element extending through said packing chamber; a cylindrical member in said packing chamber and cooperating with the walls thereof in dening an annular space vented through said body to the exterior thereof, said cylindrical member providing primary passages and secondary passages and an annular passage, said annular passage cooperating with a wall of said packing chamber to deiine an annular chamber communicating with said primary and said secondary passages; means for supplying a cooling medium to said primary passages; and means for conveying said medium from said secondary passages.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Los Angeles, California, this 11th day of April, 1928.

GEORGE E. BIGELOW. ARTHUR R. VVEIS.V

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,873,267. August 23, 1932.

GEORGE E. BIGELOW ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification'of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 10, claim 1, for the word "rotatable" read movable; and that the said Letters Patent .should be read wththis correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 22nd day of November, A. D. 1932.

M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

